A person who is so toasty that their legs feel as heavy as wood, creating the illusion that the person has "peg legs". Most people defined by this term have hair of the ginger variety and may also coincidentally be known as "stumpy." The person will usually have hair of the ginger variety and is commonly subjected to an array of food allergies and illnesses.

The illness pirates get when they have unkempt peg legs. This is often a gross and unsightly infection surrounding the area where the peg meets the leg. Doctors have never seen this because pirates are like outlaws and Chuck Norris, and don't need doctors. It should clear up in a couple days, if not, then the infected person will die.